Thinking Fans Comment Update July 31: How to repeat soap histories? Melanie counts the ways ... James cheers the Reva/Josh movie wedding ... while esther is generally unimpressed by retreads ... and more. See Comments below. ____________ By Patrick Erwin Each of the eight daytime soaps on American network TV these days has a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2008
General Hospital: Will Night Shift 2 Be Nightmare 2?
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 26: horselover thinks NS2 has potential ... Thirty misses Cody and Lainey ... pjs opines NS2 is up slightly from NS1's nadir ... and more. See Comments below. _______________ By Marlena De Lacroix I can't stand watching General Hospital because of the din of Crazy Carly's constant yelling about Jax's … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: Days of Our Lives’ Marlena Evans and John Black
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 30: Kim wants Marlena and John to fall in love ... Casey thinks John is having a middle-age crisis ... but Angela thinks Carrie can help. See Comments below. ________________________ By Damon L. Jacobs OK, Thinking Fans, Pop Quiz: Which couple's problems are most like the kind the Soap Shrink would … [Read more...]
Remembered: A Day With the Late, Great Larry Haines
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 22: pjs praises Search for Tomorrow's man of yesterday ... Cherry Ames remembers Stu and Jo ... DS0816 wishes the young'ns could have seen Mr. Haines ... and more. See Comments below. _________________________ By Marlena De Lacroix Larry Haines passed away July 17 at 89 in Delray Beach, Fla. How sad that … [Read more...]
The Bold and the Beautiful: Sadism in the Afternoon
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 19: Purple Haze questions Bridget's sanity ... Levi says the whole story is unrealistic ... renee has a new definition of B&B ... and more. See Comments below. ____________ By Marlena De Lacroix In college or on DVD, did you seen the cult movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)? There's a … [Read more...]
One Life To Live at 40: That’s Entertainment!
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 18: EricMontreal22 recalls OLTL 1980 ... Dale salutes Phil Carey ... norn calls Llanview home away from home ... and more. See Comments below. ____________ By Marlena De Lacroix Happy 40th birthday, One Life to Live! I've been wracking my brain for weeks, trying to come up with an overall through-line … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: One Life to Live’s Dorian Cramer Lord, Part Two
Thinking Fans Comment Update: CeCe says Dorian should leave Llanview ... cher wonders if Dorian is ready for therapy ... Dale tries to imagine a "good" Dorian. See Comments below. _________________________ Part 2 of a 2-part OLTL 40th anniversary appointment! By Damon L. Jacobs When we left off on Friday, we discussed Dorian's symptoms which … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: One Life to Live’s Dorian Cramer Lord, Part One
Thinking Fans Comment Update: cher shares on Dorian and respect ... norn on Dorian and revenge ... and more. See Comments below. _________________________ Part 1 of 2-Part OLTL 40th Anniversary Appointment! By Damon L. Jacobs Each week the Soap Shrink tries to offer a glimpse into a soap character's history, symptoms, and hopefully suggest an … [Read more...]
Point-Counterpoint: The Infuriating Holden/Carly Romance on As the World Turns
What is daytime's most unpopular romance? Judging from fan complaints, I'd say it's Holden and Carly on As the World Turns. Here are two characters -- wed not to each other -- who are or were partners in two separate long-running supercouples. Well, so what? Since partner switch -- and adultery -- are staples of soaps, I can't quite understand … [Read more...]
One Life To Live at 40: How Has One Life Changed Your Life?
By Marlena De Lacroix One Life to Live's 40th anniversary is next week. I've watched the show for 39 of those forty years, so it's been a big part of my life! And it has meant a tremendous amount to me. Thinking Fans, I'm interested in how OLTL has affected your life, what it has meant to you, your evaluations and memories of the storylines … [Read more...]